| Gene Symbol |
MT1G
|
| Entrez Gene |
4495
|
| Alt Symbol |
MT1, MT1K
|
| Species |
Human
|
| Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
| Description |
metallothionein 1G
|
| Other Description |
MT-1G|MT-1K|MT-IG|metallothionein 1K|metallothionein-1G|metallothionein-1K|metallothionein-IG
|
| Swissprots |
P80296 P13640
|
| Accessions |
AAA59873 EAW82882 EAW82883 P13640 BC005311 BC020757 AAH20757 BC035287 BC048334 BM817643 CD175975 DQ890540 ABM92157 EU176477 ABW03278 S68954 AAB30083 NM_001301267 NP_001288196 NM_005950 NP_005941
|
| Function |
Metallothioneins have a high content of cysteine residues that bind various heavy metals; these proteins are transcriptionally regulated by both heavy metals and glucocorticoids.
|
| Top Pathways |
Mineral absorption
|